Gun-strap fastening.



Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

WITNESSES:

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CHARLES LUTKENS, OF ELBE, WASHINGTON.

GUN-STRA? FASTENING.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Batented Aug. 5,1913.

Application. filed November 18, 1912. Serial No. 732,047.

To all whom t may concern Be it known. a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elbe, in the county of Pierce and State of lVashington,

have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Gun-Strap Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices whereby a gun strap may be withdrawn into-thegun when not in use, and has for its objects to provide adevice for withdrawing the said strap into the gun stock, entirely out of the way and for adjusting the tension of the strap when it is in use.

A further object is to provide means whereby the mechanism within the gun stock may be readily withdrawn therefrom for inspection, oiling, or repair.

I attain these and other objects by the devices, mechanisms, and arrangements illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2 are side gun showing, respectively, drawn and in use; Fig. 3 is a of the shoulder bar, the reel having been removed therefrom; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the dcvice in the gun stock, the stock being in section to reveal the interior thereof; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the barrel showing the strap end secured thereto; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion thereof; and Fig. 7 is a horizontal section through the end of the stock, showing the reel and the controlling device.

Similar numerals of reference refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The gun barrel lhas the usual stock 2, in the end of which is formed a cavity 3. strap passage 4 leads downward and forward from the cavity through the stock. The shoulder bar 5 is secured to the end of the stock 2 in any approved manner an covers the opening of the cavity 3. A plate 6 is secured to the front and inner side .of the bar 5, said plate being provided with a pair of parallel arms 7 extending therefrom into the cavity 3. A reel 8 is mounted to rotate onafixed pin 9 secured to the two arms 7, anda coiled spring 10 is secured to the pin 9 and to the reel 8, said spring acting to turn the reel on the pin, to wind gun strap. The spring is preferably located The reel may be held from elevations of the the strap withrotation at any point by means of a. lever 11 at 1, CHARLES LUTKENS,

frontelevation 1n the whose end engages any one of a series of teeth 12, formed in the side of the reel, said lever being pivoted substantially midway of its length to a small ear formed on one of the arms 7 and extending toward the bar 5, and'being engaged by a small spring. 13 whereby the said end of the lever is kept in engagement with the said teeth. A button 14 is removably secured to the other end of the lever 11, passing through a suitable hole in the side of the stock 2, whereby when the button is pressed the end of the lever is withdrawn from engagement with the teeth 12 and the reel is free to rotate under the action of the spring 10. A gun strap 15. is secured at one end to the reel 8 and is wound thereon under the action of the saidspring 10. The other end of the strap 15 passes through the passage i and is provided with a loop 16 at its end.

The shape of the loop 16 is such that when the strap is withdrawn into the stockthe end of the loop will lie flush with the under surface of the stock, two small ears 17 being provided by which it may be drawn out from the stock. A suitable guide and wearing piece 18 is provided through which the strap passes and in which the loop lies when the strap is withdrawn into the stock. An opened ring 19 is secured at a suitable position to the lower side of the barrel 1, and the loop 16 has a notch 20 in one side, said notch reducing the thickness of the metal of the loop so as to enable the said loop to pass through the opening in the ring 19. When the loop is in engagement with the 'ring the tightness of the strap 15 may beadjusted to suit the user by presslng the button 14 to .allow the spring to shorten the strap, or by simultaneously pulling out on i the strap to loosen it the desired amount.

It is evident that this device will not interfere with the free use of the gun at any (1 time and that'it provides a very neat and convenient means of fastening the strapto the gun.

It is also evident that several minor changes in construction, form and arrangement of the parts might be made without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. 1m a device of the class described, the combination with a gun the end of the stock thereof; a shoulder bar secured to the stock and covering said cavhaving a cavity 1n ity; a plate secured to the inner side of said shoulder bar; arms extending from the plate into the cavity; a spring actuated reel mounted between said arms and carrying a gun strap thereon; a spring actuated lever pivoted to one of the arms and engaging the reel whereby the reel may be locked at any point of rotation; and a button engaging said lever and passing through the side of the gun stock whereby said lever may be disengaged from the reel to free it. w

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a gun having a cavity in the end of the stock thereof; a shoulder bar secured to the stock and covering said cav ity; a plate secured to the inner side of said shoulder bar; arms extending from the plate into the cavity; a spring actuated reeh mounted between said arms; a spring actuated lever pivoted to one of the arms and engaging the reel whereby the reel may be locked at any point of rotation; a button engaging'said lever and passing through the gun stock whereby said lever may be disengaged from said reel to free it; an open ring mounted on the gun barrel; and a gun strap secured at one end to the reel and passing through the stock-and adapted at its other end to be removably engaged by said open ring.

- CHARLES LUTKENS. Witnesses:

GEO. L. ARNOLD, MYRON B. WELL.

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